Dorian P Jones

Professor Dorian P Jones is a faculty member at the University of Bristol, affiliated with the School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering and the Fluid and Aerodynamics department. His academic credentials include an M.Sc.(Lond.), B.Sc., and Ph.D.(Bristol).

• Education: M.Sc.(Lond.), B.Sc., Ph.D.(Bristol)

His research focuses on numerical methods for unsteady fluid flows, with applications in:

• Wings and aircraft aerodynamics
• Rotors and propeller dynamics
• Incompressible and free surface flows
• Reduced order modelling
• Continuation and bifurcation analysis
• Aerodynamic-structural coupling

Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Computational aeroacoustics (2025)
• URANS vs. actuator disk propeller modeling (2023)
• Reduced order model integration for tiltrotor stability (2023)

Scientific Awards:

• Invitation to develop an EC project for Airbus (2008)

Project Leadership: He has led projects like:

• PERTURB: Power effects aerodynamics for regional turboprop (2019-2021)
• AEROGUST: Gust loads and uncertainty quantification (2015-2018)
• Enhanced Fidelity Transonic Wing (2014-2017)

Collaborative Networks: Active in computational fluid dynamics, reduced order modeling, and airfoil research with connections across Europe and industry partnerships.